核心畫面

You can picture movement as the simple fact of something not staying still — a body, a thing, a situation shifting from one position to another. Almost everything else is this same shift seen on a different stage: people shifting society, a watch's parts shifting inside, even a section of music that keeps moving along.

可以把 movement 想成「東西沒待在原地、從一個位置挪到另一個位置」這件最單純的事——身體在動、物體在動、情況更多收起可以把 movement 想成「東西沒待在原地、從一個位置挪到另一個位置」這件最單純的事——身體在動、物體在動、情況在挪。其餘幾乎都是同一個「位移」換個舞台來看:一群人合力推動社會往某個方向挪,鐘錶裡的零件在裡頭轉,甚至一段音樂自己一路往前走。

Seven branches

身體與物體的移動

這一族是核心畫面本身:實實在在地從一處挪到另一處。後面所有用法都是把這個「位移」搬到別的場景去。

an act of moving · noun · B2

An act of moving, or the fact of something changing position.

動作

軍隊的調動

還是同一個物理位移,只是動的是一整支軍隊,而且是有計畫地把他們從一處挪到另一處。

a troop movement · noun · B2

A planned change in where a group of soldiers is placed.

調動

情勢與想法的轉變

把看得見的位移搬進看不見的地方:情況或人心也會「挪動」,只是慢慢來。從具體移動延伸成抽象的演變。

a gradual shift in a situation · noun · B2

A slow change or development in a situation or in what people think.

轉變

為共同目標而動的一群人

當一大群人朝同一個方向「一起動起來」推動改變,這股集體的移動本身就被命名為一個 movement。是把抽象的轉變再加上「人」這個推手。

an organized movement (of people) · noun · B2

A group of people who share the same beliefs and work together to reach a goal.

運動

機器裡轉動的零件

把位移縮進機器內部:鐘錶裡那些不停轉動的零件,本身就是「會動的那一組部件」,於是用 movement 指它們。

the moving parts of a clock · noun · B2

Inside a clock, watch, or other machine, the set of parts that move.

機芯

樂曲的樂章

一首長曲子裡,音樂一路往前走、走完一大段告一段落,這一整段就叫一個樂章。借的是「一段持續往前進行」的動感。

a movement in a symphony · noun · B2

One of the main parts that a long piece of music, especially a symphony, is divided into.

樂章

委婉說法:排便

也是身體裡的一種「移動」——固體廢物通過腸道排出。當成委婉、正式的固定說法 bowel movement 來記比較自然。

a bowel movement · noun · B2

A formal or polite word for when the body passes out solid waste (a bowel movement).

排便

原始詞典資料11 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

movementnoun/ˈmuːv.mənt/

  • 1

    Physical motion between points in space.

    • I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
  • 2

    engineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesA system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.

  • 3

    The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

  • 4

    A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.

    • social movement
    • The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
  • 5

    entertainmentlifestylemusicA large division of a larger composition.

    • Beethoven's movements
  • 6

    entertainmentlifestylemusicMelodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.

  • 7

    aeronauticsaerospaceaviationAn instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

    • Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
  • 8

    ball-gamesbaseballgamesThe deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

    • The movement on his cutter was devastating.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    bridgegamesA pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.

  • 10

    obsoleteMotion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。